Question

Estabon poured himself a hot beverage that had a temperature of 201 F then set it on the kitchen table to cool. The temperature of the kitchen was a constant 68F. If the drink cooled to 181F IN 4 minutes, how long will it take for the drink to cool to 104F?

Answer 1

Fifteen minutes and twenty-four seconds.

Explanation:

In four minutes, Estabon's drink cooled down 20 degrees (201 - 181 = 20). This means that the drink cooled down five degrees a minute. The drink must cool down 77 more degrees, (181 - 104 = 77). 77 divided by 5 is 15.4. 15.4 translated to seconds is 15 minutes and 24 seconds.